grollen
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power is always productive.
who is it benefiting? how?
urban cyclist
poetry, photography, politics & philosophy
cooking & gardening
Cultural Anthropologist
power is always productive.
who is it benefiting? how?
tfw your medical supplies were delivered to a neighbors address
but they dropped the box off at your door
but the they opened the box first
and things got wet
idk
wtf
but they dropped the box off at your door
but the they opened the box first
and things got wet
idk
wtf
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
tfw your medical supplies were delivered to a neighbors address
but they dropped the box off at your door
but the they opened the box first
and things got wet
idk
wtf
but they dropped the box off at your door
but the they opened the box first
and things got wet
idk
wtf
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The limit line is the absolute limit. If your vehicle's blind spot is so large, you can't see someone in the crosswalk, it is your responsibility to stop far enough back to see the crosswalk.
This truck's blind spot looks to be big enough to contain an entire compact car.
This truck's blind spot looks to be big enough to contain an entire compact car.
Elderly person using mobility scooter struck and killed while using a crosswalk.
Nothing noted from the police about an investigation, charges laid, or anything at all regarding the need to slow, look for and yield to vulnerable people using crosswalks
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Nothing noted from the police about an investigation, charges laid, or anything at all regarding the need to slow, look for and yield to vulnerable people using crosswalks
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Elderly man killed in collision between motorized scooter and Ford F-150
Calgary police say a senior has died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road on a motorized scooter.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The limit line is the absolute limit. If your vehicle's blind spot is so large, you can't see someone in the crosswalk, it is your responsibility to stop far enough back to see the crosswalk.
This truck's blind spot looks to be big enough to contain an entire compact car.
This truck's blind spot looks to be big enough to contain an entire compact car.
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Brazil has suspended a decree on dredging and privatizing the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, after Indigenous protests shut down a grain terminal — but Indigenous groups are pressing for its full revocation. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Indigenous protests force Brazil to suspend Tapajós River dredging plan
Brazil has suspended a decree on dredging and privatizing the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, after protests shut down a grain terminal — but Indigenous groups are pressing for its ful...
news.mongabay.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Brazil has suspended a decree on dredging and privatizing the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, after Indigenous protests shut down a grain terminal — but Indigenous groups are pressing for its full revocation. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Pou says her New Jersey district is hosting World Cup matches in June-July. She asks Lyons to commit to pausing ICE operations at FIFA games.
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Pou says her New Jersey district is hosting World Cup matches in June-July. She asks Lyons to commit to pausing ICE operations at FIFA games.
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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[Trump to repeal key ruling allowing regulation of planet-heating gases | US news | The Guardian]
“Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump to repeal key ruling allowing regulation of planet-heating gases
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
[Trump to repeal key ruling allowing regulation of planet-heating gases | US news | The Guardian]
“Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NEW: The unsealing of the FBI’s search warrant affidavit for its raid of a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility prompted swift condemnation from voting rights advocates, election experts and former federal officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘An absolute travesty': Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies
The affidavit reinforced fears that the FBI’s seizure was not about uncovering new evidence but about resurrecting a false narrative.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 AM
NEW: The unsealing of the FBI’s search warrant affidavit for its raid of a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility prompted swift condemnation from voting rights advocates, election experts and former federal officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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House now taking the first of two procedural votes which include language embedded by Republican leadership that would surrender congressional powers to block Trump’s tariffs until August. They’ve passed these measures several times over the past year; this extension expected to be a close vote
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
House now taking the first of two procedural votes which include language embedded by Republican leadership that would surrender congressional powers to block Trump’s tariffs until August. They’ve passed these measures several times over the past year; this extension expected to be a close vote
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mRNA technology is safe and extremely effective in fighting disease. It's a godsend, one of the most important innovations of the 21st century. And the idiot in charge of US health hates it and wants to kill it, while Congressional Dems sit by silently.
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
mRNA technology is safe and extremely effective in fighting disease. It's a godsend, one of the most important innovations of the 21st century. And the idiot in charge of US health hates it and wants to kill it, while Congressional Dems sit by silently.
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Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
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Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
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there are reports from liam's father that he can't sleep at night and wakes up screaming for his dad. todd lyons i hope you die scared and alone.
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
there are reports from liam's father that he can't sleep at night and wakes up screaming for his dad. todd lyons i hope you die scared and alone.
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there are two things about this, one is that there is no prime minister of switzerland, he's talking about the president of the swiss confederation, which is a different thing entirely, and, two, i'm not sure you could make a more persuasive case to SCOTUS for nuking tariffs than this one
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
there are two things about this, one is that there is no prime minister of switzerland, he's talking about the president of the swiss confederation, which is a different thing entirely, and, two, i'm not sure you could make a more persuasive case to SCOTUS for nuking tariffs than this one
frank and john have survived their annual at the vet
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
frank and john have survived their annual at the vet
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
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Did you know? In 64-68 CE, the tyrannical, self-indulgent, debauched Emperor Nero built his 80 hectare Domus Aurea ("Golden House") complex in Rome to include banquet halls and a rotating dining room. Polished marble and extensive gold leaf. Nero committed suicide in 68 CE before its completion.
Trump: "Two views of the Great Ballroom being built on the site of our wonderful White House — It is on budget, and ahead of schedule! ... Because of its unprecedented structural, safety, and security features, it will also be used for future Presidential Inaugurations."
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Did you know? In 64-68 CE, the tyrannical, self-indulgent, debauched Emperor Nero built his 80 hectare Domus Aurea ("Golden House") complex in Rome to include banquet halls and a rotating dining room. Polished marble and extensive gold leaf. Nero committed suicide in 68 CE before its completion.
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NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
The Trump administration in January issued guidance drastically limiting the types of flags that could be displayed at NPS-managed sites.
dlvr.it
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
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Public health workers are quitting assignments to Guantánamo and other ICE jails, saying they’re being pressured to enable a man-made humanitarian crisis rather than protect health, according to one nurse who resigned.
Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting
“Public health officers are being asked to facilitate a man-made humanitarian crisis,” said one nurse who resigned.
truthout.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Public health workers are quitting assignments to Guantánamo and other ICE jails, saying they’re being pressured to enable a man-made humanitarian crisis rather than protect health, according to one nurse who resigned.
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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Virginia Democrats have passed their new 10-1 congressional map in the state House. On to the state Senate next
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Big news from Virginia last night:
Dems unveiled their 10-1 congressional map in response to GOP gerrymanders in other states. It targets 4 Republicans & has 10 Harris seats.
It would be used in 2026 if a referendum passes on April 21.
Interactive map+data: davesredistricting.org/join/20e0049...
Dems unveiled their 10-1 congressional map in response to GOP gerrymanders in other states. It targets 4 Republicans & has 10 Harris seats.
It would be used in 2026 if a referendum passes on April 21.
Interactive map+data: davesredistricting.org/join/20e0049...
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Virginia Democrats have passed their new 10-1 congressional map in the state House. On to the state Senate next
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Trevor goes to Starbucks and gets a pup cup. What's your pet's favorite treat? #dogsofbluesky #dogs #pupcup
Trevor goes to Starbucks and gets a pup cup. What's your pet's favorite treat? #dogsofbluesky #dogs #pupcup
Trevor goes to Starbucks and gets a pupcup
YouTube video by Paws and Pickup
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Trevor goes to Starbucks and gets a pup cup. What's your pet's favorite treat? #dogsofbluesky #dogs #pupcup
Trevor goes to Starbucks and gets a pup cup. What's your pet's favorite treat? #dogsofbluesky #dogs #pupcup
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
🚨 United States v. Benson
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
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Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...